| Screenshot |
Title |
Original airdate |
# |
|
"Chinatown Garbage Collector" |
July 26, 2005 |
04 |
| Garbage collector/recycling separator, shark catcher/tagger, car recycling |
|
"Sewer Inspector" |
August 2, 2005 |
05 |
| Sewer inspector, disaster cleanup crew member (basement sewer), demolition worker (office building interior) |
|
"Pig Farmer" |
August 9, 2005 |
06 |
| Pig farmer, removing chewing gum from sidewalks (New York City), pigeon droppings removal (New York City) |
|
"Chick Sexer" |
August 16, 2005 |
07 |
| Baby chicken sexer, beer brewer, oyster harvester |
|
"Vexcon" |
August 23, 2005 |
08 |
| Exterminator, crab fisherman, blacksmith/farrier |
|
"Sludge Cleaner" |
August 30, 2005 |
09 |
| Surfboard maker, beekeeper, sludge recycler |
|
"Hot Tar Roofer" |
September 27, 2005 |
10 |
| Hot tar roofer, house movers |
|
"Ostrich Farmer" |
October 4, 2005 |
11 |
| Coffee bean farmer, marine mammal rescuer, ostrich wrangler |
|
"Cheese Maker" |
October 11, 2005 |
12 |
| Zoo keeper (San Francisco Zoo), cheese maker (Crowley Cheese), volcanic ash mud bath mixer |
|
"Shrimper" |
October 18, 2005 |
13 |
| Shrimper, mudbug harvester (crawfish), tire recyclers |
|
"Bio-Diesel Man" |
October 25, 2005 |
14 |
| Cob home builder, beekeeper, biodiesel man |
|
"Micro-Algae Man" |
November 1, 2005 |
15 |
| Pet groomer, micro-algae man, charcoal maker (lump charcoal factory) |
|
"Chimney Sweeper" |
November 8, 2005 |
16 |
| Chimney sweeper, underwater logger, scrap metal recycler |
These "best of" episodes are not listed under season 1 nor season 2 of the Discovery Channel website's Dirty Jobs episode guide.
| Screenshot |
Title |
Original airdate |
# |
|
"Dirtiest Animals" |
December 13, 2005 |
17 |
| Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: Pig Farmer, Chick Sexer, Pet Groomer, Horse Breeder, and Ostrich Farmer |
|
"Dirtiest Water Jobs" |
December 20, 2005 |
18 |
| Revisit of dirty jobs involving water: Shark Catcher/Tagger, Golf-Ball Diver, Oyster Harvester, Crawfish Catcher, Catfish Noodler, and Shrimper |
|
"Creepy Critters" |
December 27, 2005 |
19 |
| Revisit of dirty jobs involving insects: Exterminator, Crab Fisherman, Honey Harvester, Bee Man, Worm Rancher, and Bat-Poop Collector |
|
"Dirtiest Tools & Machines" |
January 3, 2006 |
20 |
| Revisit of dirty jobs involving machines: House Mover, Tire Recycler, Demolition Worker, Scrap Metal Recycler, Golf-Ball Diver, and Hot Tar Roofer |
|
"Super Dirty" |
January 3, 2006 |
21 |
| Revisit of dirtiest jobs: Disaster Clean-Up Crew Member, Septic Tank Technician, Sewer Inspector, Sludge Recycler, Fish Gutter, and Charcoal Factory Worker |
| Screenshot |
Title |
Original airdate |
# |
|
"Avian Vomitologist" |
January 10, 2006 |
22 |
| Marble miner, owl vomit collector, cattle rancher (cow breeding) |
|
"Turkey Farmer" |
January 17, 2006 |
23 |
| Turkey farmer, potato farmer, waste water sewage plant |
|
"Alligator Farmer" |
January 24, 2006 |
24 |
| Sugarcane mill, firefighter (Fremont, CA), alligator farmer |
|
"Viewer's Choice" |
January 31, 2006 |
25 |
| Fan viewer mail, outtakes, cow feed mill |
|
"Mushroom Farmer" |
March 7, 2006 |
26 |
| Mushroom farmer, storm drain cleaner, drain cover foundry |
|
"Plumber" |
March 14, 2006 |
27 |
| Plumber, drilling mud, Rough necker (oil drilling) |
|
"Termite Controller" |
March 21, 2006 |
28 |
| Concrete spreader, termite exterminator, concrete truck cleaner |
|
"Casino Food Recycler" |
June 13, 2006 |
29 |
| Lance Burton animal handler, food recycler/pig farmer |
|
"Rose Parade Float Dismantler" |
June 20, 2006 |
30 |
| Coke manufacturing, oyster shucker, Rose Parade float dismantler |
|
"Garbage Pit Technician" |
June 27, 2006 |
31 |
| Lithographer, terra cotta facade maker, converting trash into electricity |
|
"Skull Cleaner" |
July 11, 2006 |
32 |
| Keeping trains on track (gandy dancer), cracklin and boudin sausage maker, cleaning animal skulls and bones for display |
|
"Geoduck Farmer" |
July 18, 2006 |
33 |
| Malibu Bay preservation, pipe organ specialist, geoduck farmer |
|
"Fuel Tank Cleaner" |
July 25, 2006 |
34 |
| Candy maker, truck tire retreading, KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner (22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB) |
|
"Jobs That Bite" |
July 30, 2006 |
35 |
| 2-hour Shark Week special: Shark cage, tiger shark necropsy, shark tagging, shark repellent researcher, shark spotter |
|
"Jobs That Bite... Harder" |
August 4, 2006 |
36 |
| Shark Week special: Fish taxidermist, shark suit tester, outtakes |
|
"Coal Miner" |
August 8, 2006 |
37 |
| Salvage technician (Upsala College), coal miner |
|
"Hoof Cleaner" |
August 15, 2006 |
38 |
| Basalt quarry, hippopotamus keeper (Adventure Aquarium), cow hoof trimmer |
|
"Alpaca Shearer" |
August 22, 2006 |
39 |
| Mussel farmer, taro farmer, alpaca shearer |
|
"Monkey Caretaker" |
August 29, 2006 |
40 |
| Vervet monkey rehabilitator |
|
"100th Dirty Job Special" |
September 5, 2006 |
41 |
| 2-hour special: U. S. Army mechanic (Wheel Vehicle Mechanic School, Bravo Company, 187th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Jackson), pig shaver, viewer mail, behind the scenes, outtakes, and world premiere of "Dirty Jobs Anthem". |
| Screenshot |
Title |
Original airdate |
# |
|
"Snake Researcher" |
November 28, 2006 |
42 |
| Bait and lobster fisherman, Lake Erie seaweed cleanup, Lake Erie water snake researcher |
|
"Penguin Keeper" |
December 5, 2006 |
43 |
| Concrete stamping, penguin keeper (Aquarium of the Americas), blood worm digger |
|
"Bell Maker" |
December 12, 2006 |
44 |
| Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), bell maker |
|
"Mosquito Control Officer" |
December 19, 2006 |
45 |
| New Orleans post-Katrina jobs: house demolition/gutting, rodent control, mosquito control and poison testing |
|
"Bug Breeder" |
January 9, 2007 |
46 |
| Tree trimmer and stump grinder, fainting goat farmer, exotic insect breeder (Audubon Insectarium) |
|
"Poo Pot Maker" |
January 16, 2007 |
47 |
| Surveying salmon spawning grounds (Feather River, California Department of Water Resources), viewer mail concerning income of the Lake Erie water snake researcher (see "Snake Researcher"), CowPot making |
|
"Mule Logger" |
January 23, 2007 |
48 |
| Wine barrel maker, logging with mules |
|
"Well Digger" |
January 30, 2007 |
49 |
| Bowie Baysox groundskeeper, placing boat moorings (Lake Winnipesaukee), geothermal well driller |
|
"Cave Digger" |
February 20, 2007 |
50 |
| Wine cave digger, baggage handler (Southwest Airlines, Kansas City International Airport), incinerator for trash from international flights (Kansas City International Airport) |
|
"Salt Miner" |
February 27, 2007 |
51 |
| Behind the scenes, salt miner (Hutchinson, KS) |
|
"Wine Maker" |
March 6, 2007 |
52 |
| Wine maker (Starmont Winery of Merryvale Vineyards), cattle feed farmer (Partridge, Kansas) |
|
"Steam Ship Cleaner" |
March 13, 2007 |
53 |
| Hydroseeding, viewer mail on additional footage of a Malaysian walking leaf (Phyllium giganteum) from the Audubon Insectarium, cleaning the inside of the boilers of the steam yacht Medea. |
|
"Really Dirty Animals" |
March 20, 2007 |
54 |
| Revisit of dirty jobs involving animals: alpaca shearer, fainting goat farmer, vervet monkey rehabilitator, cattle rancher (cow breeding), penguin keeper, ostrich farmer, food recycler/pig farmer, logging with mules |
